IGT 6/16/15 - Jays @ Mets

[Edgy MD]

Why does nobody hang on to Martin? Is he that lousy a personality?

[ashie62]

Lagares blew that one. He is off this season.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Looked very catchable, maybe he needs contacts.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Why does nobody hang on to Martin? Is he that lousy a personality?

I don't remember hearing anything like that -- and you think we would if there were a hint of it from the time he was on the Yanx.
But now that you mention it, I can't remember why the Dodgers let him go and why he was a FA after only five seasons. Did they just non-tender him?
Then the Yanx pretty much ignored him after two pretty good years there (some of the natives were starting to complain about low BA but his OBA, power & defense were fine), so he grabbed a FA deal from Pitt w/o them ever countering or even making much of an attempt to keep him even though he was not yet 30 and didn't get a lengthy offer.
In Pitt he seemed to be real popular there, but they then let him go this past off-season and traded for the same Francisco Cervelli who had replaced him in the Bronx.

Does seem a bit odd, eh? Get it? Eh, cuz he's a Canadian?

[Guest d'Kong76]

Harve looking a lot more harvelous this evening.

[Frayed Knot]

I'd still like to see the cushion grow by at least two more runs this inning.

[Guest d'Kong76]

And on that note, a leadoff walk to start off...

[Guest d'Kong76]

Drunk softball players run the bases better (most times).

[Lefty Specialist]

A 70% Parnell against Bautista with the bases loaded?

I can't look.

[Frayed Knot]

I'm not one of those armchair athletes who claim that he is/was as good at the guys on his TV, but I could have either thrown out Goins at home or at worst held him at 3rd on that FO to Granderson.


(or at least when I was Granderson's age I could have)

Edited June 16, 2015 by Guest

[Lefty Specialist]

Oy. Who closes? Akeel Morris?

[Lefty Specialist]

Sheesh. Parnell back for the 9th. Guess I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Flores like a vacuum!

[Fman99]

That's one.

I am nervous as shit.

[Fman99]

Wow. Bobby Parnell, junkballer. Who would have thought it.

[Guest d'Kong76]

[Fman99]

Nice cleanup work by Bobby P.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I prematurely booked, hit the wrong button!

[Guest themetfairy]

[Frayed Knot]

Welcome back Bobby P.

[Edgy MD]

Parnell. My word.

Didn't think Flores would get to that grounder.

[Lefty Specialist]

Wow. Bobby Pee pulls it off. Scary watching him pitch with a 92 mph fastball, but that curve was nasty.

[TransMonk]

My apologies to Parnell.

I had thought (as late as just a few weeks ago) that his chances of playing ML ball (much less recording a 5 out save) anytime soon were very slim.

Well done.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Boy the Jays have got to be kicking themselves for how badly they've played in this series. I am discouraged by the fact that the Mets went into a hitting slump after the 3rd inning. Duda is still getting some knocks but doesn;t look very Doodyish to me.

Also -- is Cuddy really not hurt? That's great they want to rest him twice in 3 days but our lineup needs a little more integrity he'd have provided.

Nice night/series for JCL adoptees Leathersich, Ceciliani and Parnell.

(actually Jack didn;t pitch, but got everyone burritos afterward)

[Zvon]

Another great game. I'm not used to being so nervous. We haven't had anything at stake for so long.

[MFS62]

A five out save from Parnell?
Who woulda' thunk it?
Great game.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

btw, well played by Duda on that Jays base-running gaffe.
Not only did he run right at the runner like you're supposed to rather than throw the ball prematurely, but he ran in a way that didn't let him head back towards 2nd and was easily able to get the out without making a single throw.

So, for the second night in a row, one is left to ponder what Murphy would have done had he been the cut-off man in that situation. I think 'going for a two point conversion' would have been among his top choices.

[Edgy MD]

When Duda runs toward me, I freeze.

[Lefty Specialist]

Frayed Knot wrote: btw, well played by Duda on that Jays base-running gaffe. Not only did he run right at the runner like you're supposed to rather than throw the ball prematurely, but he ran in a way that didn't let him head back towards 2nd and was easily able to get the out without making a single throw. So, for the second night in a row, one is left to ponder what Murphy would have done had he been the cut-off man in that situation. I think 'going for a two point conversion' would have been among his top choices.

Or perhaps the Statue of Liberty play.